Introduction to Customizations for Control Tower (CfCT)

CfCT streamlines AWS account setup by converting your manual checklist into a consistent, automated pipeline that applies your baselines across every account. The Situation... Some organizations begin their transition to the cloud in a straightforward manner, migrating to AWS when their on-premises VMware cluster and/or physical data center has reached capacity, and there is either … Continue reading Introduction to Customizations for Control Tower (CfCT)

My AWS Certified AI Practitioner Exam Experience

AWS AI Practitioner Foundational Early Adopter

AWS announced late in 2024 that they were offering free retakes for AWS Practitioner exams attempted by Feb. 15, 2025. I am typically one to slack off when it comes to scheduling certification exams, let alone studying for them. This caught my attention though, knowing that the Certified AI Practitioner exam was pretty new. The … Continue reading My AWS Certified AI Practitioner Exam Experience

Docker Desktop for Amazon WorkSpaces

Running Docker on Amazon WorkSpaces, has been challenging.  Has Docker resolved this issue?  Last week, I attended a deep dive webinar on Docker Desktop for Amazon WorkSpaces (DDAW), a cloud-hosted Docker engine designed to address the challenges of running Docker within Amazon WorkSpaces.  This post is simply a recap of the webinar, including data from … Continue reading Docker Desktop for Amazon WorkSpaces

Uninstalling Account Factory for Terraform (AFT)

What is Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) is a solution provided by AWS that leverages Terraform to automate and manage the creation and configuration of AWS accounts. It is designed to streamline the account provisioning process, enforce consistent configurations, and ensure governance and compliance across multiple AWS accounts. It may … Continue reading Uninstalling Account Factory for Terraform (AFT)

Studying for the GitHub Foundations Exam?

Do you wish to obtain the GitHub Foundations certification? Use the following tools to help you pass! Why I pursued the certification I suppose many factors drive an individual to pursue IT certifications. These include skill validation, career opportunities, job requirements, increased credibility, or professional growth and development. Recently, I took the GitHub Foundations exam … Continue reading Studying for the GitHub Foundations Exam?

Using AWS’s IaC Generator to Rescue Manual Deployments

In their eagerness to launch a cloud initiative, there are still organizations that deploy new environments and resources from the AWS console. While they may believe it leads to a quick win, the reality is different. Background I spoke with an organization recently that had deployed all of their AWS resources from the console. I … Continue reading Using AWS’s IaC Generator to Rescue Manual Deployments